tert-Amyl methyl ether

C6H14OCAS 994-05-8102.18 g/mol

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Ether

Properties

Molecular formula
C6H14O
Molar mass
102.18 g/mol
Exact mass
102.1045 Da
Density
0.7703 g/mL (at 20 °C)
Melting point
−80 °C
Boiling point
86.3 °C
Flash point
-7 °C (closed cup)
logP
1.82Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
9.2 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
0 / 1
Rotatable bonds
2

Hazards

Danger
Flammable (GHS02)Irritant (GHS07)

Harmonised EU classification (CLP Annex VI, index 603-213-00-2), via PubChem.

Precautionary statements

P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P261, P264, P270, P271, P280, P301+P317, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P319, P330, P370+P378, P403+P233, P403+P235, P405, P501

Identifiers

CAS number
994-05-8
SMILES
CCC(C)(C)OC
InChIKey
HVZJRWJGKQPSFL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C6H14O/c1-5-6(2,3)7-4/h5H2,1-4H3

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Names and synonyms

12 names
  • Butane, 2-methoxy-2-methyl-
  • Ether, methyl tert-pentyl
  • 2-Methoxy-2-methylbutane
  • Methyl tert-pentyl ether
  • 2-Methyl-2-methoxybutane
  • 1,1-Dimethylpropyl methyl ether
  • Methyl 1,1-dimethylpropyl ether
  • tert-Pentyl methyl ether
  • TAME (ether)
  • TAME
  • Methyl tert-amyl ether
  • t-Amyl methyl ether

Safety data sheets

One stored sheet lists this compound in section 3, matched by the CAS number 994-05-8. Each row opens the sheet with its composition and PDF.

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Similar compounds

1,1,1-Trimethoxypropane24823-81-250 % similar Methoxymethylbutanol56539-66-346 % similar 4-Methoxy-4-methyl-2-pentanone107-70-041 % similar Trimethyl orthoacetate1445-45-035 % similar Methyl tert-butyl ether1634-04-435 % similar 3,3-Dimethylpentane562-49-235 % similar 2,2-Dimethylbutane75-83-235 % similar 2,2-Dimethoxypropane77-76-935 % similar

Tanimoto similarity of circular fingerprints over the whole catalogue.

All similar compounds

Same formula

2-Methyl-1-pentanol105-30-6 4-Methyl-2-pentanol108-11-2 Diisopropyl ether108-20-3 1-Hexanol111-27-3 Di-n-propyl ether111-43-3 (2R)-4-Methylpentan-2-ol16404-54-9 (R)-(-)-2-Hexanol26549-24-6 Pinacolyl alcohol464-07-3

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